2019 NLADA Annual Conference-Innovative Justice

This session will provide an overview of the report issued by the Legal Services Corporation’s Opioid Task Force and continue with a panel discussion of two major recommendations: (1) collaborations with hospitals, treatment providers, peer recovery specialists, and other community organizations that support individuals with or in recovery from opioid use disorder, and (2) educating courts, doctors, and other stakeholders about the legal issues that create barriers to care and recovery for people with opioid use disorder. Attendees should leave the session with a better understanding of the legal problems faced by individuals with opioid use disorder, how those problems can prevent individuals with opioid use disorder from entering or remaining in treatment and recovery, how to advocate on behalf of individuals with opioid use disorder, and who the players in the support network of an individual with opioid use disorder are and how to collaborate with them.